outswimming
Beating in water
Outswimming is swimming faster or better than someone else, leaving them behind in the water: She was outswimming everyone in her age group.
The word applies to competitive racing, escape from predators, or any context where swimming ability determines who prevails.
Sudden brain blood blockage
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- backstrokeSupine aquatic locomotion
- breaststrokeArms circle, legs splay
streamline · kick · pull · breathing · drafting · pacing · sighting · bilateral
Competition of speed
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- semifinalSecond-to-last tournament stage
- finalLast and decisive
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
medley · lane · blocks · start · dive · touch · split · qualifying
Going beyond in quality
- overtakingGetting ahead of another
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- bestingOvercoming in competition
- outpacingExceeding another's speed
passing · catching · gaining · triumph · dominance · winning · prevailing · outperforming
stroke
Sudden brain blood blockage
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- backstrokeSupine aquatic locomotion
breaststroke · streamline · kick · pull · breathing · drafting · pacing · sighting · bilateral · catch
race
Competition of speed
relay · medley · lane · blocks · start · dive · touch · split · qualifying · rival
surpassing
Going beyond in quality
- overtakingGetting ahead of another
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- bestingOvercoming in competition
outpacing · passing · catching · gaining · triumph · dominance · winning · prevailing · outperforming · defeating
laps
Complete track circuits
coach · pool · kickboard · paddles · goggles · cap · swimsuit · chlorine · warmup · cooldown
stamina
Capacity for sustained effort
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
grit · pacing · distance · marathon · fatigue · breathing · energy · longevity · steady · sustained